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Solar-powered cells: Light-activated proton pumps generate cellular energy, extend life
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Solar-powered cells: Light-activated proton pumps generate cellular energy, extend life

by University of Rochester Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research in the journal Nature Aging takes a page from the field of renewable energy and shows that genetically engineered mitochondria can convert light energy into chemical energy that cells can use, ultimately extending the life of the roundworm C. elegans. While the prospect of sunlight-charged cells in humans...